In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
an54.freeserve.co.uk writes
Hornsbys are still trading in a
much smaller way than they were, and I don't know if they are still selling
them.
I think basic wooden bobbins are now cheaper than plastic -
Haven't got the catalogue to
i think you are right about it being cheaper to make them out of wood.
you can even use wood dowels that cost 33 cents a piece to make about
12 bobbins. i didn't find the hornsbys web address on the interenet
search, so i don't know if they still have them or not.
from susan in
america had a lot of benefits with not being associated with one
heritage so close that it could not see how another would be like. we
are the melting pot, but if our country knew what we gained by that,
they would have discouraged it just like your country did to your
ancestors back in that day.
At 07:46 AM 8/19/2005, you wrote:
We do have plastic bobbins (Midlands style) in the USA. I just looked at
Catchpin's catalog, Julie carries them, at $4.00 per dozen. They come in
Black, White, and Brown. I like the Black best myself as they look like ebony
which I covet. When in use and
My understanding is that Bedfordshire grew from the fabrics and styles of
dress changing. Fabrics became heavier and more elaborate, and Bucks Point
simply didn't go with it, so the lace designers took inspiration from some
of the continental guipure laces, which were heavier and more in
Edith wrote:
My understanding is that Bedfordshire grew from the fabrics and styles of
dress changing.
Three different lace teachers in classes I've attended have said that it
evolved because it was quicker to make and wasn't easily copied by machine
so the lacemakers could still earn a
Susan said i really didn't want the biker look. What's wrong with the
biker look? I painted a whole bunch of my bobbins with hot rod flames
:) I did both the traditional flame colours and ghost flames :) I still
get a chuckle out of the incongruity of the design with the gentle art of
Hi All --
I'm hoping maybe someone can help me with this
When I was in the Alte Museum in Munich, I had a piece of some kind of cream
cake in their garden cafe. It was so good, I want to make one, if I can, but I
don't know what it was!
I know it's not fair to ask someone else to tell me
lol
I did find myself trying to make some lace *and* mosh to Rage Against the
Machine's Killing in the Name Of the other day which amused me somewhat.
On a similar vein of odd pairings, how about Gothic Martha
Stewart? http://www.trystancraft.com/martha/
Helen
At 19:06 19/08/2005, rick
Jean in Poole wrote
Although how making leaves can
be considered quick, I don't know - I find them very difficult and slow. The
teachers could all be wrong of course.
The proof in the pudding could be that the El Cheapo bobbin lace that comes
from China is usually a type of Bedfordshire, so they
There is a lovely pattern of wedding bells as a garter in Lace (80),
October 1995, p 30. It's a point ground pattern which has been adapted
from an insertion type piece designed by Jean Leader (Lace, (72),
October 1993, p19).
I adapted the pattern to add a footside, and made a length which I
yours sound like they would look really nice on a pillow, i just
thought the skull and bones type stuff would look like something in a
dungeon rather than on a pillow. i'm going to find out for myself soon.
--- rick sharon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Susan said i really didn't want the biker
On Aug 19, 2005, at 23:33, susan wrote:
i'm definitly not snubbing my own county's companies, i just don't
understand why in america where they mass merchandise anything,
especially hobbies, why not bobbin lacing, and why can't i go to the
local craft store or library and find info on bobbin
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